Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-10
BALTIMORE M. Is. CONFERENCE.
The Report Of the Treasurer and Other
Important Reports Read To-day.

The Report OF the Treasurer and Other
Important Reports Read To-day.
Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
BALTIMORE, March 10.-Rev. ]. w. Hedges con-
Quoted devotional exercises at the Baltimore NJ Z
| conference this morning. The secretary read the
report OF the committee the state OF the church
Rev. Samuel r. Wilson, chairman. The probation
ers curing the year were ,1S9, being an increase
OF ,3O6. There were $50 deaths and an increase
| In membership OF $50. Adopted
The report of the committee on church extern
sion and freedman's aid, E l. Brown, president,
was read and adopted. The receipts were 81 O69
an increase OF 81, 12O77. Freedmans aid 81 $50
increase, $2O575. The amounts still fall below
| the appointments OF this conference. The report
OF the committee on the Baltimore Methodist was
read and adopted.
REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE TREASURER.
Rev. Page Mtlburn read the report Of the con-
ference treasurer The collections were as follows:
Missions $3S,545.19 increase $3O9l26; wonan's
foreign missionary society So 1882, increase
$167 66; wOmans home missionary society S245. 90
increase s1S2 20; church extension s., O6s Increase
$2Oo75; sunday school union $4To..5, increase
$S4.75 tract society $43. increase $7aS5; board
Od education $SlO.3a, increase $320. SO; American
Bible society 1887. So increase $2655S, conference
claimants 81 645.:so, Increase $47l.54; Episcopal
fund 81 ,959.47, increase $ll5.yy; church reiier
81, 652 So decrease $253.45; children's day fund
$59215 increase $lO522; salary supplement
general conference expenses $5Oale; total S67,-
O43:6e, total increase ss,071.Ss; total decrease
S263.O5.
THE REPORT ON MEMBERSHIP.
Rev. W. M. Ferguson, the statistical secretary,
read the report on membership, as follows: Pro-
ba1oners 5,199, increase 1905; full members
"a 1855, increase 7OS; local preachers 147 increase
); deaths $50, increase 40. Baptisms-chiidren
J. $780, adults 1888, increase Az Number OF
churches 377, decrease B. Probable value OF
churches 81 7i9, 3OO increase ssl 200 Number OF
ss 81 100 increase sis55 Paid for buildings and
improvements on parsonages $3.50 decrease
S45O1O. Paid on old Indebtedness on church prop
ness $I95, $50, decrease $4,6. Number OF Sunday
schools 37S, increase T. Officers and teachers
9, $50, increase 24s. Number OF scholars 1920,
increase 3, 333 For bishops, presiding elders and
pastors $17O 1885, increase 81 500. For conference
claimants %, 645.35 For sections, fuel, &C., ST.
$40. decrease $S4
STEADY DECREASE IN BIBLE SOCIETY REcKIprs.
The report OF the committee on the bible cause
was read. The receipts OF the American Bible
society have been steadily falling or during the
four years ending March 81 1885. The available
receipts fell short OF the expenditures by
and the society would ,nd nave been seriously crippled
tire Methodist church for this object are less than
one-half OF what they were fifteen years ago. In
the present year were SEA 49, The Maryland
society has sent to the American society from $50
to $780, The sales at the bible house In Baltimore
have increased. The reports were all adopted.
The following were admitted ON trial: Edwin T.
Mowbraw, William J. Thompson, ChaA G. Cook,
SlarrOw, Thomas s. Long, William b. Geogheghan
and John S. Burton.
ON motion OF Rev. J. z. Amos Rev. Bennett H.
Smith was at his own request, changed from sup
erannuated to Supernumery. Under the seventh
question, "WhO are received on credentials from
other churches" Rev. VIM. +. Roberts OF the NJ
P. church, was admtttedtn full connection OF the
conference as an elder. On motion OF Rev. j. Nc
Kendree Kelley, OF Washington, Rev. James r.
schultz was transferred from the south Kansas to
the Baltimore conference, and On motion OF Rev.
ThOS. Myers was made effective.
After the transaction OF other business the con-
ference adjourned at one O'Clock until three when
an afternoon session win be held.
THE APPOINTMENT.
All business will probably be rushed through to.
NIGHT and the apn0intmenfa Announced